Medical Biochemistry: Metabolism of Fats and Lipids

In this course, we will start our journey with the story of fat digestion and absorption in the intestines, all the way to how our body cells utilize the absorbed chylomicron units. We will tell the story of how fat is synthesized and packaged as lipoproteins after eating a high carbohydrate meal. Then we will look at what happens to fats & lipids metabolism when we are in a fasting stateTo teach this in a very interesting manner, we have divided this course into four (5) sections with about eighteen (18) lecture videos arranged in four (4) sections with the fifth section set aside to review clinical case questions.

The content of this course is as follow:Eating Food Rich in Fats & Lipids:Overview of Fats & Lipids DigestionAbsorption of Digested Fats as Chylomicrons and SteatorrheaEating High Carbohydrate Meals:Fatty Acids BiosynthesisTriglyceride SynthesisCholesterol SynthesisLipoproteins MetabolismLDL ReceptorsHyperlipidaemiasFasting StateLipid MobilizationOverview of Fatty Acids OxidationPeroxisomal Oxidation of VLCFAFatty Acids Transport into the MitochondriaBeta Oxidation of Fatty AcidsOxidation of Odd Chains Fatty AcidsKetone Bodies MetabolismPhospholipids, Sphingolipids & EicosanoidsPhospholipidsSphingolipids & SphingolipidosesEicosanoidsWe will also consider some clinical Multiple Choice Questions Review as it relates to Fats & Lipids Metabolism.